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The Genomics Landscape
In the November 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the 25th anniversary of NHGRI's Intramural Research Program.
… month, two NHGRI Intramural investigators, William Gahl and Charles Rotimi, were elected  into the National Academy … A monthly update from the NHGRI Director on activities and accomplishments from the institute and the field of genomics.  … IRP was designed to serve as the focal point for genetics and genomics research at NIH and worldwide. It is dedicated …
Research Funding
The N​on-Coding Variants Program explores which variants in a region associated with a disease or trait cause the higher risk for the disease or trait
… How can we figure out which variants affect the function and regulation of genes? A start to interpreting variation is … (GWAS), in which the genomes of thousands of people with and without a disease or trait are compared to find the … when and where proteins are made. The Non-Coding Variants Program (NoVa) supports the development of approaches to …
News Release
NHGRI researchers and colleagues are calling for health disparities research that focuses on the microbiome.
… Researchers at NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and their colleagues* are calling for health disparities … on us -- are both influenced by people's environments and social interactions. As a result, the microbiome and health … Health disparities, including shorter life expectancy and higher rates of cancer and infant mortality, persist …
Clinical Research
The NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program provide answers to patients with mysterious conditions that have long eluded diagnosis.
… National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP) is part of the Undiagnosed Disease Network … (UDN). The UDP was organized by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), the NIH Office of Rare Diseases Research (ORDR) and the NIH Clinical Center initially in 2008. The UDN was …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 2021 issue of the Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. talks about the NIH UNITE program's goal to end structural racism in biomedical research.
… highlighting progress in areas that influence the genomics research enterprise — from efforts to end structural racism in biomedical research, to science education and outreach, to data science policy and strategy. But before you get to those stories, I have a …
Research Funding
A list of funding opportunities in genomics research provided by NHGRI and the National Institutes of Health.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute supports research and training and career development opportunities in support of its … To apprise the community of research areas that support that mission, NHGRI periodically … funding opportunities in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts . For your convenience, we have also listed the …
FAQ
Frequently asked questions from the May 23, 2023 informational webinar, ELSI Research and the New NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy.
… Consider starting with the e-Learning Webinars, Slide Sets and Overviews on policy requirements, the NIH-wide list of FAQs, and the optional template for DMS plan submission. In … Considerations for Sharing Non-Genomic Data from Human Research Participants. … the DMS Policy fit in with other NIH data sharing policies and requirements (e.g., individual NIH Institute/Center or …
Professional Development Programs
JHU/NIH GCTP Executive Committee is composed of genetic counselors, social scientists and medical geneticists. Their varied backgrounds are an asset to the Program and to students as they develop their thesis.
… Leslie Biesecker, M.D. Director and NIH Distinguished Investigator Center for Precision Health Research Joann Bodurtha, M.D., M.P.H. Institute of Genetic … Sc.M., CGC Associate Director, Genetic Counseling Training Program National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH Lori …
Research Funding
NHGRI solicits grant applications that relate to its scientific priorities and research interests
… submitted to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research or research training are investigator-initiated … proposals. These proposals are considered unsolicited, and follow the NIH standard schedule for submission, review … toward specific research interests and priorities. Program announcements (PA) describe new, continuing or …
About NHGRI
The Board of Scientific Counselors evaluates the NHGRI intramural research programs and provides periodic technical and scientific peer review.
… The Board of Scientific Counselors previews and evaluates the intramural research programs of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and provides periodic technical and scientific peer review of … The Board of Scientific Counselors previews and evaluates the intramural research programs of the …